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Original at WA today external link    Mon, Jun 15    2 related articles

 Australia A I'm going to take a stab here and suggest you are using Windows Vista. Microsoft provides an online tutorial for changing the mouse buttons over. If you cannot make these settings stick, then perhaps you are using a Logitech mouse. ...

Rate How To: Use System File Checker To Repair Windows Vista System Files

Original at Windows Vista for Beginners external link    Sun, Jun 7

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By George When you heavily tweak different aspects of Windows Vista, liken when transforming it's looks to be like a Mac OS X chances are that, if you are not careful, some of your system files will become corrupted or get deleted and lost in the process. This can sometimes lead to Windows Vista not wor...

Rate How To: Re: Re-installing and Formatting Windows Vista

Original at setup Google Group external link    Sat, Jun 6

By gu...@unknown-email.com (Brink) Hello Ladiesman, Your laptop should have a recovery partition or set of recovery discs to do format your hard drive and do a factory restore of Vista with. What brand is your laptop? I'll see if I can find the instructions for you on how to do a factory restore with it. :) Shawn

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Original at YouTube external link    Thu, Jun 4

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By rss@youtube.com (DhenProduction) Author: DhenProduction Keywords: this video show how to change your windows vista in xp black edition sp3 install OS BIOS boot recovery disc Added: June 4, 2009

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Original at YouTube external link    Mon, Jun 1

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By rss@youtube.com (GaryThor) Author: GaryThor Keywords: HOW TO LEARN LESSONS CHANGE ICONS FOLDER ICONS ICONS MAKE FOLDER ICONS VISTA WINDOWS VISTA Added: June 1, 2009

Rate How To Convert Movies For iPhone or iPod Touch In Windows Vista

Original at Windows Vista for Beginners external link    Mon, May 18

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By George Many of our readers asked us via e-mail if we know any free tools which work on Windows Vista that can be used to convert movies to the format(s) supported by iPhone. Therefore, we decided to test some free video converting applications and then make a tutorial on how to use the best tool we cou...

Rate How To: Make the Windows 7 Superbar look like Windows Vista TaskbarVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Sat, May 16

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By rss@youtube.com (ComputerGuy2010) Author: ComputerGuy2010 Keywords: Windows Taskbar Superbar hard to use change Vista taskbar Step by step totorial Added: May 16, 2009

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Original at YouTube external link    Thu, May 7

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By rss@youtube.com (666CoDKid666) Author: 666CoDKid666 Keywords: How to and style color task bar Windows Vista Camtasia Studio Six Microphone 666 CoD Kid First Video Tutorial Credits Added: May 7, 2009

Rate How To: IT Dojo: Run Windows Vista on your Mac with VMWare Fusion [video]

Original at Steve Gillmor's GestureLab external link    Tue, May 5

By Larry Dignan If you’re a Mac user who also needs to run Windows, there’s an easy way to get the best of both worlds. In this IT Dojo video, Bill Detwiler shows you how to run Windows Vista on Mac OS Ten using VMware Fusion. For those of you who prefer text to video, you can click the Transcript [...]

Rate How To: IT Dojo: Run Windows Vista on your Mac with VMWare Fusion [video]

Original at ZDNet Blogs external link    Tue, May 5

By Larry Dignan If you’re a Mac user who also needs to run Windows, there’s an easy way to get the best of both worlds. In this IT Dojo video, Bill Detwiler shows you how to run Windows Vista on Mac OS Ten using VMware Fusion. For those of you who prefer text to video, you can click the Transcript link that appears...

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Original at YouTube external link    Sat, May 2

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By rss@youtube.com (LouisSuhrProductions) Author: LouisSuhrProductions Keywords: Windows Xp to Vista Transform Theme Style Tutorial Training Video Crack Keygen Graphic Design Photoshop Dreamweaver HTML html CSS css LouisSuhrGraphicDesign LSGD Added: May 2, 2009

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Original at YouTube external link    Sun, Apr 12

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By rss@youtube.com (tobleroneuk) None Author: tobleroneuk Keywords: Windows Vista SP1 SP2 SP3 tutorial make faster startup shutdown msconfig nvidia gtx 260 Added: April 12, 2009

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Original at YouTube external link    Wed, Mar 25

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By rss@youtube.com (WeKnowItProductions) Author: WeKnowItProductions Keywords: How To Make Your Windows XP Look Like Vista with voice instructions tutorial weknowitproductions we know it productions nigihiga cool computer computers hax coolness technology cheats Added: March 25, 2009

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Original at YouTube external link    Sat, Mar 21

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By rss@youtube.com (razzostrife) Author: razzostrife Keywords: How to get WinExpose for Windows Vista XP windows tutorial tricks win expose Win Expose winexpose Added: March 21, 2009

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Original at YouTube external link    Sat, Mar 21

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By rss@youtube.com (razzostrife) Author: razzostrife Keywords: How to get aero effect on Windows Vista Home Basic glass windows tricks tutorial Added: March 21, 2009

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Original at YouTube external link    Mon, Mar 9

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By rss@youtube.com (FreeStyleEdit) Author: FreeStyleEdit Keywords: How To Get Windows Vista For Free tutorial LEGAL!! Added: March 9, 2009

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Original at YouTube external link    Thu, Mar 5

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By rss@youtube.com (vanityscreamreacords) this is a short video on some steps you can take to make your Vista... Author: vanityscreamreacords Keywords: Windows Vista Faster fast 90% 80% really how to Make Added: March 5, 2009

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Original at YouTube external link    Wed, Feb 25    6 related articles

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By rss@youtube.com (WindowsWithJozz) This Video will show you how to Turn Off or On a new feature in Windows Vista called User Account Control or UAC the safest way. If you decide to change your mind, you can do so at any time. Author: WindowsWithJozz Keywords: windows jozz disable enable UAC vista user account control safest

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Original at YouTube external link    Mon, Feb 23    5 related articles

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By rss@youtube.com (TheCompuGeeks) This is a tutorial that has been requested for a while so here it is the link http://www.stardock.com/products/objectdock Author: TheCompuGeeks Keywords: How to get he macintosh Toolbar Taskbar on Windows Vista/XP object dock stardock objectdock os macbook imac leopard

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Original at YouTube external link    Sat, Feb 21

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By rss@youtube.com (darkl0ve23) ok,i stumbled upon this when i was just looking at themes for windows xp and i found this amazing sight that has full packs of themes and stuff!! links: winrar: www.rarlab.com www.crystalxp.net credits:Crystal xp for making the packs ME!:making this tutorial =P please subscribe/rate/com...

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Original at YouTube external link    Thu, Feb 19

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By rss@youtube.com (Drazgoosh) it might not be in hd so sorry if tht happens but i'm not too sure. i got three other hd vids and they work fine so i can't be sure. just a tutorial showing new vista users how to use moving backgrounds tht hav sound even though u can't hear it in the vid coz i can't record sound

Rate How to disable the User Account Control on Windows VistaVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Wed, Feb 18

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By rss@youtube.com (MicroPCHelper) This will disable that annoying UAC (User Account Control) From popping up for your permission for opening up Programs, like "Add or Remove", "Windows Sidebar". It really gets Annoying... So In this video I will show you on how to disable it, it's very easy and simple. ______________________...

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Original at YouTube external link    Sun, Feb 15

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By rss@youtube.com (TensionTutorials) This tutorial is showing you how to customize your taskbar, If you need help please add us on aim or msn at: TensionTutorials or TensionTutorials@hotmail.com Author: TensionTutorials Keywords: Custom Colour Vista Windows Taskbar tutorial tension Added: February 15, 2009

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Original at YouTube external link    Wed, Feb 11    1 related articles

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By rss@youtube.com (OwnagePC) A short tutorial on how to add a few effects to your cursor for Windows Vista. Author: OwnagePC Keywords: windows vista pc cursor effects tutorial ownagepc Added: February 11, 2009

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Original at YouTube external link    Mon, Feb 9

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By rss@youtube.com (marquesbrownlee) WATCH IN HD*** In this tutorial, I will show you how to quickly diagnose problems that you make believe are associated with compatibility to Windows Vista. If you run the program in compatibility mode with an older operating system, it means that the program is not, in fact, having problem...

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Original at YouTube external link    Sun, Feb 8

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By rss@youtube.com (illage2) In this video I show you how to change the keyboard language in Windows Vista. Author: illage2 Keywords: Microsoft Windows XP Vista eyboard Language Added: February 8, 2009

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Original at YouTube external link    Thu, Jan 8

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By rss@youtube.com (geeks09productions) Don't you just hate that annoying! pop up box in Windows Vista asking you if you want to allow this program? or continue? well this will get rid of it and make your life a bit more easier with Vista! Keywords: windows vista disable uac in vista disable uac in pc help tutorial geeks09productio...

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Original at YouTube external link    Fri, Jan 2

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By rss@youtube.com (ApplepieDevTeam) This is a video tutorial on how to dual boot OSX and Windows Vista with two hard drives: one OS on each Author: ApplepieDevTeam Keywords: OSX dual boot booting multi leopard windows vista hack Added: January 2, 2009

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Original at YouTube external link    Mon, Dec 29

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By rss@youtube.com (ZeforceTutorials) Some easy ways to personalize Vista. For more tutorials go to: http://www.zeforce.com Author: ZeforceTutorials Keywords: windows vista personalizing personalize tutorial tutorials tut jeremy ze force zeforce fast easy fun colour wallpaper theme Added: December 29, 2008

Rate Create a Custom Windows Vista Installation Disc [How To]

Original at Lifehacker external link    Wed, Jun 4

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By Adam Pash The SimpleHelp weblog posts a thorough walk-through of how to create a custom Windows Vista installation disc with previously mentioned vLite. We already highlighted how to slipstream Vista Service Pack 1 with vLite, but SimpleHelp's post focuses on stripping out all the Vista featur...

Rate How To: Optimize USB Drive Performance in Vista

Original at DriverHeaven.net external link    Tue, Apr 15

By Iria Another one of our articles shows you how to speed up SATA hard drive performance in Windows Vista by enabling advanced write caching. A similar performance tweak can increase USB drive performance, by using more system memory as a write cache, which significantly increases performanc...

Rate How To: Creating a Windows Vista Sidebar gadget using Silverlight 1.0 (Chopsticks Video)

Original at MSDN Blogs external link    Mon, Feb 18

By tommer See how you can create a Windows Vista Sidebar gadget using Silverlight 1.0 applications. During this 25 minute Chopsticks video, Sven Van Oirbeek explains how to create a Silverlight 1.0 application that plays streaming radio over the internet and shows how you can add it to the Windows Si...

Rate How to burn CDs and DVDs in Windows Vista

Original at Windows Vista for Beginners external link    Sun, Feb 3    1 related articles

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By Ciprian In this tutorial I will show you how to burn your files on a CD or DVD, using only Windows Vista's built-in tools. In order to write a CD or DVD you must have an optical disc drive capable of burning such storage media. If you double click on the Computer icon from your desktop, these drives are lis...

Rate How To: Microsoft Windows Vista Administration

Original at KnowFree v1.0 external link    Fri, Jan 25

By Crimson Set up and manage Windows Vista in the enterprise using the detailed information contained in this authoritative resource. Microsoft Windows Vista Administration shows you how to leverage Vista's powerful new productivity, security, ...

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Rate how to detect WDDM vs. XPDM

Original at TechTalkz.com Technology & Computer Troubleshooting Forums external link    Tue, Dec 4

By Martin Hello, How can I programmatically determine whether Windows Vista is using a WDDM driver or an XPDM driver? I can enumerate the drivers and obtain a name such as: RADEON XPRESS 200M Series (Microsoft Corporation - WDDM) but there's no guarantee that all WDDM drivers have the string "WDDM...

Rate How To: Uninstall Windows vista

Original at TechTalkz.com Technology & Computer Troubleshooting Forums external link    Wed, Nov 28

By Frank There is no uninstall option for Windows Vista, if you have your Windows XP installation disk you can use it to format the partition on which Vista is installed and install XP. Please see the following tutorial for instructions: Link: -- Andre Blog: Link: My Vista Quickstart Guide: Link: "...

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Original at TechTalkz.com Technology & Computer Troubleshooting Forums external link    Tue, Nov 27

By stevo4 You need appropriate third part DVD ripping software for that, its not included in Windows Vista. There are other factors to take into account such as Digital Rights Management and Copyrights. -- Andre Blog: Link: My Vista Quickstart Guide: Link: "stevo4" wrote in message news:2FE79898...

Rate How To: Moving the Public music folder

Original at TechTalkz.com Technology & Computer Troubleshooting Forums external link    Sat, Nov 3    5 related articles

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By DaveW1964 This article describes how to move a Public folder in Windows Vista: Link: Additional resources: Link: -- Andre Blog: Link: My Vista Quickstart Guide: Link: "DaveW1964" wrote in message news:81BE40F3-5C01-4722-B874-26A92FF734E2@microsoft.com... > Anyone know if you can move the...

Rate How To: 10 tips to make vista faster and more stable

Original at blog.0tutor.com external link    Sat, Oct 27

Disable Windows Vista transparency Rich click in your desktop, choose personalize - click the windows color and appearance tab, uncheck enable transparency. 4. Disable the annoying User Account Control in Vista ...

Rate How To: shaderapidx9.dll related crashes on Vista

Original at Windows Vista Guide external link    Sat, Oct 20

By ShaDow There had been a lot of problems with games crashing on Windows Vista and shaderapidx9.dll being cited as the cause. I had the same problems myself, and none of the fixes i found worked. For users with Windows Vista Ultimate or Business editions: For users with the Home editions of Vista:

Rate How To: Windows Vista, IE7, and iNotes Web Access

Original at Technology Questions external link    Sun, Oct 14

By Busse'' Any idea how to respond to iNotes Web Access email messages? Creating and responding to emails is not functional when using Windows Vista. With other Windows operating systems the "spacebar" activation in the composition window of iNotes Web Access messages is functional; with Window...

Rate How to create e-mail contact groups in Windows Vista

Original at Windows Vista for Beginners external link    Wed, Oct 3

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By George In Windows Vista, contacts can be managed by using the Windows Contacts application which replaces the old Address Book from Windows XP. In April 2007 we published a quick overview of the new Windows Contacts application. Before reading this tutorial you might want to check out our previo...

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Original at Technology Questions external link    Sat, Sep 29

By bman This article walks you through how to use Windows Easy Transfer to migrate user accounts, files and program settings from an existing computer running Windows XP to a freshly installed new computer running Windows Vista: http://www.windowsnetworking.com/art...-Transfer.html "bman" w...

Rate How To: [SOLUTION] shaderapidx9.dll related crashes on Vista

Original at Technology Questions external link    Tue, Sep 25

By brinkk Windows Vista and shaderapidx9.dll being cited as the cause. I had the same Another way to check is by going into Control Panel > Administrative Tools > For users with Windows Vista Ultimate or Business editions: For users with the Home editions of Vista:

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Original at Technology Questions external link    Tue, Aug 7

How can I disable the User Account Control (UAC) feature on my Windows Vista computer? http://www.petri.co.il/disable_uac_in_windows_vista.htm wrote in message news:7DAAAFE6-420A-40BF-844C-548EEDF18BC9@microsoft.com... >I am logged in as admin but get a prompt when ever i try to...

Rate How To: Removing iTunes, QuickTime, and other software components for Windows XP

Original at Apple Hot News external link    Mon, Jul 23    2 related articles

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Learn how to uninstall iTunes, QuickTime, and other essential software components from your Windows PC. To uninstall iTunes, QuickTime, and other software components from your Windows Vista PC, see this article. Completely Remove iTunes and QuickTime from Windows XP

Rate How To: Hacking Vista: Optimize Core OS Components

Original at Extreme Tech external link    Tue, Jul 10

How To: In this excerpt from our recent ExtremeTech book, Hacking Windows Vista, you'll learn how to add RAM, use ReadyBoost, tweak the paging file, defragment your hard drive, and set application priorities.

Rate How To: Install a .DLL file in Windows

Original at Lifehacker external link    Fri, Jun 15

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DLL-Downloads.com has an excellent tutorial that demonstrates how to install .DLL files in Windows. What is a .DLL? Glad you asked. DLLs are packages that contain code and data that are used by multiple programs on your computer. Occasionally when you remove a program that shares a .DLL with oth...

Rate How To: Extend Vista's activation period indefinitely

Original at Lifehacker external link    Thu, Mar 29

I followed the guide at KezNews that said how to do it and it works :D That's how I'm running Vista right now. (After I bought it legally, of course... shhhh.) http://keznews.com/1951_Permanently_Activate_Windows_Vista... KillingGranny

Rate How To: Outbound Rules List for Windows Vista Firewall

Original at Security Garden external link    Sat, Mar 17

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By Corrine Last month I added Donna's tutorial, “Vista’s Windows Firewall with Advanced Security” to Windows Vista Bookmarks. Donna's tutorial includes illustrated instructions on how to create an outbound rule for Windows Vista Firewall.

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